Arenado leads Diamondbacks against the White Sox after 4-hit game

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Chicago White Sox (9-15, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (14-10, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Thursday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (3-1, 2.16 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Mike Soroka (4-0, 2.78 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -152, White Sox +127; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Chicago White Sox after Nolan Arenado's four-hit game on Wednesday.

Arizona has an 8-4 record at home and a 14-10 record overall. The Diamondbacks have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .422.

Chicago is 9-15 overall and 6-9 on the road. The White Sox are 7-4 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ildemaro Vargas has five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 16 RBIs while hitting .364 for the Diamondbacks. Geraldo Perdomo is 13 for 36 with a double and three triples over the past 10 games.

Munetaka Murakami ranks second on the White Sox with 10 extra base hits (10 home runs). Colson Montgomery is 9 for 37 with three doubles, five home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .287 batting average, 5.56 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

White Sox: 4-6, .255 batting average, 5.55 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 10-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (groin), Jordan Lawlar: 60-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (back), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (hip), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.